Science 101

Logan had to choose a science experiment that he could share in class. He had to give the hypothesis, how, why, what, etc. while showing the class the experiment. (GEEZE! I can't wait till he's in junior high if this is what first grade is like!) Any how, he choose an experiment (from a book grandma gave him, thanks grandma!) that incorporated lemons, copper wire, paperclips -because of the zinc in them and a blue LED light bulb. What, do you ask, will all these things do together??? Because of the acid in the lemons, the copper and zinc it creates enough electricity to power a light bulb! Yes, it's true! Logan even drew a diagram and preformed the experiment perfectly! The class was amazed and the others kids wanted to do the same experiment! Hee, hee. The teacher said they needed to pick their own and do something different. Logan got a round of applause!

GO LOGAN! A big THANKS to dad who helped him put it all together and practice, repeatedly!

Pics of the baby

Here are a couple pictures of my new nephew. I finally remembered to take my camera with me!

We had to pry the baby away from Uncle Mike so Carlee and I could have a turn. He is so sweet and he's doing really well. He's really still, really quiet and so tiny!

Jenny is doing well and loving being a "new" mom again.

I have a new nephew!

My new nephew was born tonight! He was born @ 8:27 pm, weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. and was 19 inches long. He is perfect! My sister had a MUCH eaiser, shorter and overall better delivery than last time. Everyone is doing well and very happy to have him join our family.

I'm not posting his name for confidentialty reasons.

Sorry there aren't any pictures...I went to the hospital straight from work (it is 1/8 of a mile, which was pretty nice) so I didn't have my camera! My mom and sister-in-law both took pics though so as soon as I get them I'll post some. My sister-in-law will probably have some posted on her blog.

I now have 3 nieces and 2 nephews.

I shouldn't have given in...

Do these pictures look familiar? Does your family have a hard time hearing you? Do you find yourself having to set a timer for "playtime"? If so, you may have the XBOX 360 blues too! I have been telling Mike "no" for 4 years on any kind of gaming system in the house (other than our V-smile for the kids - it's a LEARNING SYSTEM!). Well...I finally gave in about 2 months ago and now this is what I see a lot of on the weekends (we do not play during the week because of homework and extra circular activities). Sometimes I literally have to stand in front of the TV and turn it off because I've asked them to shut it off 4-5 times! It drives me nuts! Dinner gets cold, chores don't get done, teeth don't get brushed, jammies don't get put on, etc...I might have to learn to play just to "zone out" myself! Then we'll see who does the laundry, grocery shopping, house cleaning, dinner making, homework helping, bathtime assistant, blog updating and all around do gooder for the family! I must admit, I used to be pretty good at Atari or Nintendo (for those of us "old folks"). My brother and I could beat a lot of games after a couple hours of play. However, the controllers had 2-3 buttons. These new ones have like 12-15. Is it a controller, a robot or a keyboard??? UGH!!!

Don't become a XBOX 360 victim like me! Just say NO!!!!

Climb to Conquer Cancer

On February 23rd, 2008 my sister-in-law, Lindsay, participated in the Phoenix chapter of The American Cancer Society's Climb to Conquer Cancer. Lindsay, my brother-in-law Scott and their daughter, Sara, completed the 6.5 mile "walk" up South Mountain and raised over $3,500! Her employer, U-Haul, will match her contributions dollar for dollar! I'm mentioning this first and formost because she lost her grandfather to cancer. Secondly, because I'm a cancer suvivor myself (and she loves me, and I'm grateful to have her as my sister-in-law) and last but not least, it's for a good cause! We are so proud of them for accomplishing this task! Lindsay said, "it's one of the hardest things I've ever done but absolutely one of the most important and rewarding too"! We love you Lindsay! Thank you!